Ibn al-Furat
Ibn al-Furat | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1334 CE Cairo, Egypt |
| Died | 1405 CE |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, Notary Public |
| Academic background | |
| Influences | Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Mizzi, Al-Dhahabi |
| Academic work | |
| Era | Medieval Islamic period |
| Main interests | Universal history, Islamic history |
| Notable works | Taʾrīkh al-duwal wa ’l-mulūk (History of the Dynasties and Kingdoms) |
Nāṣir al-Dīn Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Raḥīm b. ʿAlī al-Miṣrī al-Ḥanafī (Arabic: ناصرالدين محمد بن عبدالرحيم بن علي المصري الحنفي) (1334–1405 CE), better known as Ibn al-Furāt, was an Egyptian historian, best known for his universal history, generally known as Taʾrīkh al-duwal wa ’l-mulūk ("History of the Dynasties and Kingdoms"), though the manuscripts themselves call it al-Ṭaʾrīq al-wāḍiḥ al-maslūk ilā tarājim al-khulafā’ wa ’l-mulūk.: 29 Ibn al-Furat's work is of particular importance for modern scholars due to its high level of detail and the mostly verbatim use of a wide variety of sources, including Christian and Shia authors suspect to mainstream orthodox Sunni historiography. Some of these works survive only through Ibn al-Furat's reuse of them.